Albertsons

Meh is right. You have to go here loaded for bear. Cashiers may be angry, bitter, depressed. But sometimes really cool. It’s a sad place, but you can get in and out pretty quickly. It is the only resort in Mid-​City if you don’t want to loafer your way through Callandro’s.

I’m currently the Duke of this Albertson’s, so I suppose it’s only right that I leave a review. Now, I’ve read the other reviews and I can’t say that they’re wrong, but I will give you MY take on this particular store. I’m splitting the difference between the best and worst reviews by giving it 3 stars (which technically is referred to as A-​OK, so it’s not bad to get 3).
Chicken prices are out of this world. Whole chickens for under $ 5. Drums/​thighs for less than $ 1/​lb. Keep an eye out for the wings to go on sale for $ 0.98/lb. No one else in town sells them that cheaply. I fashion myself a wing-​ficianado so I buy as much as I can carry when they finally go on sale.
The produce isn’t terrible. It’s no Fresh Market or Whole Foods, but I can always find produce to my liking here. Prices are never great though. For great prices and fresh pickins… go to Fresh Pickin’s or Southside Produce.
Not a huge steak selection, plenty of pork and chicken though. Maxwell’s Market always provided me with my Date Night steaks.
Great prices on wine and liquor, and a dandy selection. They’ve even started a mix your own 6 pack station so you can create your own dank beer collection.
The fresh meat/​seafood dept always smells a little too fishy for my tastes, but there always a LOT of people waiting in line, so I know the product isn’t sitting there too too long.
Checkout: They have old school rotating counters and you feed your cart behind the cashier and he/​she fills the basket as they bag/​ring. Quite convenient. As stated in another review, I’ve only been blessed with friendly people here. Some may be quieter than others, but never has anyone offend or upset me. On the contrary, I usually leave with a smile on my face.
In Summary: This place isn’t THAT bad. I go all the time b/​c it’s by my house. I pass Calandro’s to get there. Just don’t go to Whole Foods and then immediately go to Albertson’s. It will really depress you. I mean, really really.

Baton Rouge: Worst customer service ever. It was my first visit to Albertson’s on Government and my last. I purchased a salad and various other things on my lunch break. When I got to the cash register I asked the cashier for the location of the forks and she harshly said, «Back where you came from!» «Uh, okay, could you tell me the general vicinity?» «Back where you came from!!!» She bellowed. I asked her if everyone who worked there is as rude as she is and she glared at me and left the register. Behind me were a soldier, an elderly lady and another lady who told her that she thought that she was being rude to. I asked for the manager. After a few minutes he ambled over and heard what happened which was collaborated by the people behind me… still waiting to be checked out by the way and then he beckons her over. She finally checks me out. The manager just walked away like it was no big deal and didn’t even apologize so I called their corporate office. Judging from the attitude of the manager they won’t be doing anything. I’m never going there again and I suggest that you avoid it as well.

Great location and great prices! Albertson’s is a place where you can go to get great priced groceries and not have to fight the long check-​out lines. They always have everything I need, and I usually can get in and out pretty quickly. They also have a monopoly game going on right now, and you can win a lot of cool stuff!

Didn’t know being this bad could actually happen.
By far, worst grocery store chain I’ve ever seen. Produce is always either out of stock (but still being advertised), rotten, or bruised as if it had been in a cage match. Like most people that shop at Albertsons, the only reason we do is due to proximity from our home in Spanish Town.
On numerous occasions, we have purchased bagels that have expired a week beforehand. «Fresh baked bread BAKED TODAY!» with mold growing on it. It really is the epitome of laziness.
The one reason why this place gets a star from me is because of the cashier staff. They are incredibly friendly, helpful, and always give my two year old treats and compliments.
I have written numerous letters to Albertson’s headquarters and nothing had changed.
I’m actually not writing this review out of anger. I have quit shopping there and travel an extra 6 miles to a different grocery chain. I am writing this because I think other people should know. Especially other people that I know and care about in the mid-​city community.

If I could, I would give this location NO stars. Most horrible place to shop, ever! Rude, lazy employees, horrible produce!

My go-​to grocery store only due to its proximity to my house. There are no redeeming qualities about this place other than that. The layout is terrible. The produce is past its prime. The prices are too high. And the employees are rather unhelpful. An example — I was making hummus and needed a can of tahini. Its like peanut butter made of sesame seeds.
Me: «Do y’all have tahini?»
Employee: «Excuse me?! Do I have to WHAT??»
Me: «Nevermind.»
Turns out they did NOT have tahini. Off to Whole Foods I went.
Also, I saw a HUGE rat just chillin’ outside by the drink machines.

Best worst supermarket ever.
If you walk through the front doors of Albertson’s, know that there will be a period of two to ten minutes at the checkout when you are standing on line and nothing is happening and no one seems to be doing anything about it. During this period, you can learn all about the latest travails of Brad and Angelina by reading the magazine headlines.
Don’t think you can avoid this checkout wait by checking out your own stuff, because an item won’t scan right and/​or you’ll buy alcohol, but the designated employee is off somewhere back by the fish department.
The produce here is reliably bad. I don’t think I’ve ever seen mushrooms for sale at this Albertson’s that were not questionable or had visibly turned the corner. The peppers have typically lost all crunch and are softer than tomatoes. But at least there are 3 – 5 birds flying over it all, so it’s kind of like you’re buying them from a farm (except not).
On the plus side, this Albertson’s has a lot of clearance sales. Lucky for me, organic goods must not sell well at this store, so I often get them cheap. They also have a lot more organic products than they did just a few years ago.